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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the man going when Crispin meets him?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) London.
(c) Great Wexley.
(d) Wellington.

2. What does Bear want to do about his country?
(a) To overthrow the monarchy.
(b) To continue serfdom.
(c) To bring more liberty and freedom to the common people.
(d) To institute a constitutional monarchy.

3. How does the boy feel about the men's opinions of the steward?
(a) The boy is not surprised.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He doesn't have any thoughts on the subject.
(d) He disagrees with the men.

4. Who helps the boy bury his mother?
(a) Father Quinel.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) No one.
(d) His best friend, Jamie.

5. From where is the noise Crispin hear coming?
(a) The forest.
(b) The church.
(c) The town hall.
(d) The south road.

6. What does Crispin decide to do?
(a) Eat some of the man's food.
(b) Kill the man.
(c) Run into the woods.
(d) Serve the man.

7. What does Crispin see in one of the houses in the village?
(a) A sword.
(b) A skeleton.
(c) A table set for dinner.
(d) Some toys on the floor.

8. How is the boy at the beginning of the book known?
(a) As Bear.
(b) As Asta's son.
(c) As Mary's son.
(d) As Dummy.

9. What does Aycliffe do when he sees the boy?
(a) He throws a rock at him.
(b) He shouts.
(c) He grabs his arm.
(d) He ignores him.

10. What does Crispin decide to do after he escapes his village?
(a) Go to his father.
(b) Talk to the king.
(c) Go to another country.
(d) Go to the big city.

11. To whom is John Aycliffe talking?
(a) A man the boy does not know.
(b) Father Quinel.
(c) Lord Furnival.
(d) Jamie.

12. What does the man tell Crispin?
(a) He does not need another mouth to feed.
(b) He will take Crispin as an apprentice.
(c) He is wanted by the law.
(d) He is Crispin's new lord.

13. What does Crispin tell Bear about his lead cross?
(a) That his mother wrote on it.
(b) That the priest said it was from the time of Christ.
(c) That his father gave it to Crispin.
(d) That his mother found it in the woods on day.

14. What does Bear say about Furnival?
(a) He is a good soldier.
(b) He is a decent lord.
(c) He is a cruel, greedy and arrogant man.
(d) He cannot fight at all.

15. Who does Crispin see ride past towards the south?
(a) Quinel.
(b) Aycliffe.
(c) The bailiff.
(d) Jamie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crispin realize about the people in the the place he finds?

2. How do Bear and Crispin know to hide?

3. What does Crispin tell Bear about Lord Furnival?

4. Why do the villagers gather?

5. What position does John Aycliffe hold in the village?

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